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...million settlement, the largest-ever toxic tort injury settlement in U.S. history. Brockovich-Ellis’ crusade was dramatized in the 2001 Hollywood blockbuster “Erin Brockovich,” starring actress Julia Roberts, who won an Oscar for the role.But many scientists insist that no link has been established between the contaminants in the water and the cancer cases in Hinkley, Calif. According to studies published by the Environmental Protection Agency and available on its website, “No data were located in the available literature that suggested that chromium-6 is carcinogenic by the oral...
...wage” law only raises the pay of city employees and the employees of private firms who do business with the city. A pay raise for a whole city or a whole state is simply a “minimum wage increase.” Why some people insist on this distinction is beyond me. I’m just going to call any law that substantially raises a state or local minimum wage a “living wage” law.) Advocates of living wage campaigns have made two claims to get people to focus on their...
...does the Arcade Fire insist on making such insipid music videos? The first offender was “Rebellion (Lies).” Not an outright failure, but undeniably a clip starved for imagination. There was probably no budget, so you forgive them, even though the only thing in the whole video keeping your attention is the fuzzy glow between Richard Parry’s drum and his drumstick, and even that can’t get you through the unintentionally humorous blanket-shaking scene. A few months later, “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”: basically...
...have all these opportunites,” sophomore Joseph Bechtold says. “It’s time to help people that need help.” Not only does the team enjoy making a difference in the lives of others. Teammates insist the volunteer work improves the performance of the team. “It brings us closer,” Ziemnik says. “It is a good way to bring the team together. The more time we spend, the more I get to know the guys on the team.” Working with...
...activist group appears to be taking tougher stances than its predecessor. For the most part, SLAM’s demands far exceed the terms to which the University agreed in 2001.As Harvard’s janitors renegotiate their contract with the University, SLAM’s leaders insist that Harvard should pay its janitors at least $20 per hour plus benefits, increase the proportion of janitors offered full-time employment at the University, and improve benefits for subcontracted workers, according to Gould-Wartofsky, who is also a Crimson editor.A wage of $10.25 per hour when the sit-in began...